Welcome to Texas Genealogy Trails! *Volunteers dedicated to putting free data online.* This Brooks County Website is available for adoption.  If interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Information Page and contact Kim. [Basic webpage design knowledge and a desire to transcribe data is required]

We regret that we are unable to perform personal research for anybody.

Because of its isolation most of the families receiving grants settled along the Rio Grande rather than in the Brooks County area and only sporadically brought their cattle to the region. Between the Texas Revolutionqv and the end of the Mexican War, Brooks County lay in the disputed territory between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. During these conflicts many of the original grantees fled to Mexico, and much of the area was occupied only by wandering vaqueros. Gradually, with the cessation of hostilities, some families returned, but frequent droughts and lack of transportation discouraged permanent settlement. After Texas independence the area was made part of San Patricio County. In 1846 San Patricio County was divided to form Nueces County, which in 1848 was divided to form Cameron, Webb, and Starr counties; from the latter two counties Brooks County was later formed. Cities and towns Airport Road Addition Cantu Addition Encino Falfurrias Flowella

ONLINE DATA Mockingbird State Bird   If you have information that you'd like to share about any town, family, county or subject, please send it to us and we'll make sure it gets posted to the right county.  We are looking for Census, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Biographies, Obituaries, and Newspaper Stories,   Email me

Click here to select another county Surrounding Counties Jim Wells County (north) Kleberg County (northeast) Kenedy County (east) Hidalgo County (south) Starr County (southwest) Jim Hogg County (west) Duval County (northwest) Visit the national site of GENEALOGY TRAILS All data on this website is © Copyright 2009 by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.